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Example of unscrupulous cosmetic surgeon Case 1

What kind of image do you have of cosmetic surgeons? High-income earners, tax evasion, wealthy lifestyle, friends with celebrities... Sometimes the media reports on incidents caused by cosmetic surgeons in a big way, creating an image of cosmetic surgeons that is quite different from that of doctors who provide insurance treatment in society. Tax evasion, obscenity, stimulant drugs, fatal accidents... In fact, the probability of committing such crimes is not high just because they are cosmetic surgeons. It does not change when you consider the population ratio in society. There are quite a few cosmetic surgeons who are serious, diligent, and provide treatment that considers the patient. I feel that the media often overreacts to incidents and troubles caused by cosmetic surgeons in a humorous way, as they are more newsworthy and attract more attention. However, it is also true that there are cosmetic surgeons who commit crimes and commit terrible crimes. Dr. I, who graduated from a plastic surgery department, was famous as an anti-aging specialist. After graduating from a private medical school in the Kanto region, he worked as a plastic surgeon, but halfway through he became an advisor to a certain wig company and was put in charge of the clinic. Due to his fickle personality, he had no enthusiasm for medical treatment and performed haphazard medical treatment, which led to a flood of complaints and even featured in Friday magazine as a dishonest doctor. After that, he was a lecturer for a certain seminar company, selling himself as a plastic surgeon and anti-aging specialist. He was often featured in the media and was active as a famous doctor? In the human growth hormone seminar, he suggested smuggling human growth hormone, and the seminar participants were furious at the nonsense and illegal content, and panicked, confronting the seminar company and Dr. I. I also attended this seminar, and it was an unprecedented event. Dr. I was not an endocrinologist, nor had he acquired solid knowledge and skills in administering human growth hormone. On the contrary, he boasted about illegally smuggling human growth hormone preparations, which are not approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and are regulated in the United States. Hormone replacement therapy is essential for anti-aging, but it is not easy for a plastic surgeon or cosmetic surgeon to do it on the side. There was also a problem with the companies that invited doctors with such qualities as seminar lecturers and charged high seminar fees. After this, Dr. O, a leading figure in plastic surgery, will hold a seminar on cleaning up Dr. I at a later date. It is incomprehensible that a doctor like Dr. O, who is respected by many doctors and has an excellent track record and history, would support Dr. I. After that, Dr. I had a dispute with a doctor at his co-management clinic and was kicked out, became a full-time doctor at a shady clinic run by an esthetic salon owner, and was arrested for abusing stimulants. Dr. I also served as an advisor to an anti-aging cosmetics company. Before his arrest, Dr. I had already declared bankruptcy, and it was discovered that he had collected money from many fellow doctors through fraudulent practices and used it for his own hobbies. There is a suspicion that he used stimulants while working as a doctor. This is the fate of Dr. I, who sold himself as a cosmetic surgeon and a certified plastic surgeon. Although Dr. I was arrested for stimulant drug use, his medical license will probably not be revoked. In a few months or years, he may be using a scalpel or providing hormone replacement therapy at a clinic as he did in the past.